Marcellus Shale
The Marcellus Shale covers the southern portion of New York and is located next to the high demand marketplace of the Northeast. With the advent of horizontal drilling technology combined with modern hydraulic fracturing techniques, the Marcellus Shale is now economically viable prompting recovery and marketing of this substantial resource of natural gas for the citizens of New York. Multiple oil and gas Operators are pursuing the New York Marcellus Shale.
Marcellus Shale Companies
Significant producers within the Marcellus Shale are:
- Anadarko Petroleum
- Atlas Energy Resources
- Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
- Carrizo Oil & Gas Corp.
- Chesapeake Energy
- Chief Oil & Gas
- East Resources
- Energy Corporation of America
- EOG Resources
- EQT Corp
- EXCO Resources
- Fortuna Energy
- Nomac Drilling
- North Coast Energy
- Range Resources
- Rex Energy Corp.
- Southwestern Energy Production Company
- StatoilHydro
- Stone Energy Company
- Ultra Petroleum Corp.
Marcellus Shale Location
The Marcellus Shale is located in the following counties:
- Allegany County NY
- Broome County NY
- Cattaraugus County NY
- Chemung County NY
- Chenango County NY
- Cortland County NY
- Coyuga County NY
- Delaware County NY
- Greene County NY
- Livingston County NY
- Ontario County NY
- Orange County NY
- Otsego County NY
- Schoharie County NY
- Schuyler County NY
- Seneca County NY
- Steuban County NY
- Sullivan County NY
- Tioga County NY
- Tompkins County NY
- Ulster County NY
- Yates County NY